Future: Reward Europe 2025

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM CET

Registration

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM CET

Welcome and Introduction

Attendees are welcomed with a short introduction on the flow of the Conference.

John Beadle, Council Director, Corporate Reward Council, The Conference Board

09:30 AM - 11:00 AM CET

Linking Sustainability Strategies with Reward

Sustainability is becoming core to business strategy, which raises the follow-on question: how should sustainability be factored into reward programs? Tom will share insights from research into how organisations can effectively link sustainability strategies both to senior executive compensation and, as important, to wider reward strategies through the business.

Tom Gosling, Executive Fellow, London Business School (former partner PwC)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CET

Networking Break

We invite attendees to grab a drink, stretch their legs and network.

11:30 AM - 01:00 PM CET

Exploring Strategies for Skills-Based Pay

Exploring Strategies for Skills-Based Pay This session will open with an overview of the current state of skills-based pay, followed by a panel of practitioners and consultants discussing how it can be leveraged to drive performance, engagement, and retention within organisations. Isabelle Meuleman, Reward Services, PwC (opening address) Panellists: Wendy Zhang, Director Global Reward Strategy and BP, Heineken Anne-Sophie Blouin, SVP Reward, RELX Group plc Filip Gilbert, Managing Director, Accenture Asi DeGani, Director Skills and Talent Development, LSEG* Róbert Bencze, Director, PwC Switzerland * remote

Wendy Zhang, Global Rewards Strategy and Business Partnering, Heineken

Róbert Bencze, Director, PwC Switzerland

Isabelle Meuleman, Senior Manager - Reward Services, PwC Belgium

Asi DeGani, Director for Skills and Talent Development, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Anne-Sophie Blouin, SVP Reward, RELX

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM CET

Lunch and networking

Participants are invited to lunch and network with their peers in this session hosted by The Conference Board.

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM CET

Hyper-Personalisation of Reward: Is This the Future of Reward or Just Another Dead End?

Peter Newhouse, former Global Head of Reward at Unilever, will discuss conclusions from experiments in the individualisation of Reward - what works, what doesn't? If hyper-personalisation is the way forward, what's stopping us from doing it? Peter looks at the advantages individualisation could bring and also highlights the practical difficulties in making flexibility work. The session also takes a pragmatic look at alternatives to giving people choice.

Peter Newhouse, Global Reward Counselor, Neovation

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM CET

Networking Break

We invite attendees to grab a drink, stretch their legs and network.

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM CET

Strategic Benefits

In this session Timothy Bruneel, Partner Global Employer Services, Deloitte, Michael Nicolaides, Head of Reward, Employment Taxes and Benefits, Deloitte UK, and Kent Frederiksen, VP rewards at The LEGO Group will cover: • An overview of the employee benefits landscape. • Aligning Reward/Benefits Strategy with Company Brand and Values • Benefits Experience and journey getting there, driving employee Engagement through Benefits

Michael Nicolaides , Head of Reward, Employment Taxes and Benefits, Deloitte UK

Timothy Bruneel, Partner Global Employer Services, Head of Total Reward Services in Belgium, Deloitte

Kent Frederiksen, Vice President Rewards, The LEGO Group

05:30 PM - 06:00 PM CET

Wrap up

06:30 PM - 07:00 PM CET

Networking Cocktails

A pre-dinner drink with peers.

07:00 PM - 10:00 PM CET

Barbecue Dinner

A dinner for Conference attendees.